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After Sanctions Concerns, Palau Changes Management of its Flag Registry

By The Maritime Executive

January 4, 2026

Palau's government has ended a longtime commercial arrangement with its flag registry operator, according to the Island Times. The change follows several U.S. Treasury sanctions actions affecting...

Aging Freighter Goes Aground in Sea of Marmara

By The Maritime Executive

January 4, 2026

A freighter has gone aground on the northern shores of the Sea of Marmara, reportedly due to strong winds in the area. On December 30, White Line arrived just off the coast of the port of Marm...

Steve Cockburn Appointed CEO of NorthStandard Europe

By The Maritime Executive

January 4, 2026

[By NorthStandard] NorthStandard has appointed Steve Cockburn as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NorthStandard Europe - the Dublin-based subsidiary which has oversight of around 40 per cent o...

Texas A&M Researchers Develop "Smart" Collision-Avoidance System

By The Maritime Executive

January 4, 2026

Researchers at Texas A&M University have made significant progress in the development of a computerized system that has the ability to combat collisions by giving seafarers real-time maneuvering...

Archaeologists Unearth Ancient "Party Boat" in Alexandria's Harbor

By The Conversation

January 4, 2026

[By Damian Robinson and Franck Goddio] Beneath the shifting waters of Alexandria’s eastern harbour, on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, lie the drowned remnants of a once-splendid city – ports, p...

Nigerian Police Arrest 22 Crewmembers After Finding Small Cocaine Shipment

By The Maritime Executive

January 4, 2026

Nigerian authorities have arrested 22 crewmembers from a bulker after finding a small shipment of cocaine aboard the vessel. In November, the bulker Aruna Hulya got under way from Santos, Bra...

Missing $8 Billion in Shadow-Fleet Oil Revenue Primes Iran for Revolt

By The Maritime Executive

January 4, 2026

Early readers of the Maritime Executive magazine’s Nov/Dec edition will have been pre-warned about Iran’s Velayat-e Faqih regime being on the brink of imminent collapse. As protests and street ri...

Ghana Takes Lead in Modernizing Short Sea Shipping in West Africa

By The Maritime Executive

January 4, 2026

To boost coastal shipping in West Africa, Ghana has confirmed plans to establish a ferry service along the Lagos-Abidjan corridor. Last month, Ghana’s Transport Minister Joseph Nkipe confirmed to...

Amphib USS Iwo Jima Plays Key Role in Extraction of Nicolas Maduro

By The Maritime Executive

January 4, 2026

A U.S. Navy amphib played a key role in the capture and removal of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were extracted from Caracas by a massive American task force...

British Ports Welcome New UK Marine Safety Compliance Exercise

By The Maritime Executive

January 4, 2026

[By British Ports Association] The British Ports Association (BPA) has welcomed the launch of the latest three-yearly compliance exercise for the Ports and Marine Facilities Safety Code (PMSC), cov...

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